國會大廈(Houses-of-Parliament)。國會大廈(House of Parliament)初建於中世紀，坐落在泰晤士河西岸，原是英國皇室的西敏宮(Palace of Westminster)，是英皇室的主要居住地。1295年，英國第一次議會就在此宮設立。到1530年，兩院的法庭也在此設立，但西敏宮仍然保持著皇家的地位。
英國國家美術館 (The National Gallery)。英國國家美術館 (The National Gallery)，是位於英國倫敦市中心特拉法加廣場的正北方向，相當於北京天安門廣場正北方向的故宮博物院。國家美術館又稱倫敦國家美術館，成立於1824年。當時僅有38幅畫作，從這些由喬治四世說服政府購買林布蘭、拉爾等人的38個作品，陸續拓展為現在以繪畫收藏為主。
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower, officially named the Elizabeth Tower, as well. Elizabeth Tower holds the largest four-faced chiming clock in the world and is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower. It celebrated its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place.The tower was completed in 1858 and has become one of the most prominent symbols of both London and England, often in the establishing shot of films set in the city.
The clock and dials were designed by Augustus Pugin. The clock dials are set in an iron frame 23 feet (7.0 m) in diameter, supporting 312 pieces of opal glass, rather like a stained-glass window. Some of the glass pieces may be removed for inspection of the hands. The surround of the dials is gilded. Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, parts of which date back to the 11th century, is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. The castle is notable for its long association with the British royal family and for its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I, it has been used by succeeding monarchs and it is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. The castle's lavish, early 19th-century State Apartments are architecturally significant, described by art historian Hugh Roberts as "a superb and unrivalled sequence of rooms widely regarded as the finest and most complete expression of later Georgian taste".The castle includes the 15th-century St George's Chapel, considered by historian John Robinson to be "one of the supreme achievements of English Perpendicular Gothic" design.More than five hundred people live and work in Windsor Castle.
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